title: Anesthetizing mice.
abstract: Operations, such as vasectomy and oviduct transfer, are performed on anesthetized animals. It is essential that the experimenter is familiar with this procedure and that the anesthetic has been tested: A lethal dose of anesthetic administered prior to an oviduct transfer is an unfortunate end to a day spent collecting and microinjecting eggs. The anesthetic described here is Avertin (administered ip); other anesthetics, perhaps routinely used in the experimenter's animal house, may be used.
authors.affiliation: Neuropeptide Laboratory, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics